The politics of 38002 Lakeland, TN are shaped by the diverse population in the area. The city has a total population of over 23,000 people from a variety of backgrounds, with many different beliefs and opinions. The local politics are informed by the various interests and concerns of its citizens. On Election Day, voters in the 38002 zip code can cast their ballots for local candidates who are running for office at the state and federal levels. These candidates represent a wide range of political views and ideologies, so it's important to research and understand each candidate's positions on important issues before heading to the polls. By doing so, residents can ensure that their voices are heard in local decision-making processes.
The political climate in Zip 38002 (Lakeland, TN) is somewhat liberal.
Shelby County, TN is strongly liberal. In Shelby County, TN 64.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.4% to 34.0%.
Shelby county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38002 (Lakeland, TN) is somewhat liberal.
Lakeland, Tennessee is somewhat liberal.
Shelby County, Tennessee is strongly liberal.
Memphis Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Tennessee is moderately conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Lakeland, Tennessee: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 38002 (Lakeland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 418 contributions totaling $115,065 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 465 contributions totaling $176,467 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $380 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)